Area Obituaries

Patricia Lou (Jensen) Nessen, 69, departed this life on Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 at the UK Hospital in Lexington, KY. She was born at Hamilton AFB, CA to Kenneth Jensen and Wanda Bonnie (Butcher) Saindon. Patricia enjoyed planting her garden, transplanting her flower bulbs, and caring for her plants. She had quite the green thumb.…

Gilbert Allen Robinson, 52, of Paris, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022 at his home. Born February 15, 1970 in Bourbon County to the late Gilbert Grant & Gracie Wilson Robinson, he worked for many years in metal salvage, including at Ledford Steel. Gilbert loved fishing, hunting and working on vehicles, he would try to…

George William “Pete” Wyatt, IV, 79 widower of the late Jeanette Frost Wyatt, died April 13, 2022 at Baptist Health, Lexington, KY. He was born in Middlesboro, KY to the late George William Wyatt, III and the late Jean Glocester Wyatt. Pete graduated from Bourbon County High School and attended the University of Kentucky for…

Eddie Calvin “Buddy” Roe, 85, widower of JoAnn Newman Roe, died Sunday, April 10, 2022, at his home in Ruddles Mills, KY. A native of Paris, KY, he was the son of the late Eddie Lee and Mildred Henson Roe. He was a lifelong farmer, avid fisherman, tractor and motorcycle collector, a great handyman, and…

Geneva Mae Bryant Hutchison, 91, widow of the late John Johnny” Hutchison, Jr., died Friday April 8, 2022 at her home. She was born in Fleming County, KY to the late William Leslie Bryant and the late Della Himes Bryant Leggett, she was the second oldest of six children. She married John Hutchison, Jr on…

David Keller Lake, 55, died Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at his home in Millersburg, KY. A native of Paris, KY, he was the son of the late Harry Lake and Delma Jean Tanner. He was a former truck driver. He is survived by long-time girlfriend, Tracy Bolton; two sons, Joshua (Tiffany) Lake and Jarred Lake;…

Ellen Parker, a longtime pedigree analyst and turf writer and a 17-year resident of Paris, Kentucky, passed peacefully on the evening of Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at Baptist Health Lexington. Having predeceased her beloved husband, Ron Parker, by a year, Ellen succumbed from a broken heart. Born in Saint Marys, Ohio, to loving parents Bill…

Eva Lee Perkins, 98, of Henderson, Kentucky, died at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Colonial Assisted Living. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and was a retired teacher and receptionist with the Henderson County Board of Education. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, O.S. “Buddy”…

Norma Jean Rudder Lyle, wife of William H. Lyle for 73 years, of North Middletown, departed this life on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at her home, with family by her side, having attained the age of 92 years. Norma was born on June 20, 1929, in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Espy…

Bonnie Gay Buckler Graves, 73, wife of Robert Milton “Bobby” Graves for over 56 years, died Tuesday April 5, 2022 at the Bourbon Community Hospital, Paris, KY. She was born in Carlisle, KY to the late Sterling and Juanita Bussell Buckler. Bonnie was a retired employee of Bluegrass Industries in both Carlisle and Paris. She…